Coral Ridge Baptist University (CRBU) was a

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and

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. It merged with Freedom University and Seminary in 2001.

History

CRBU was founded by a group of

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s and non-denominational ministers, affiliated with the Liberty Baptist Fellowship, Southern Baptist Convention, Coral Ridge Christian Fellowship, the Baptist Bible Fellowship, and the World Baptist Fellowship. Based in Jacksonville, Florida, the Coral Ridge church provided all needed classrooms, offices and equipment. The school was seen as an extension of evangelistic ministry or as "the church involved in education and ministry training". Training in Women's Ministries began at the school's inception. In 1992, Don Sills opened a branch of the school near

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. This branch was named

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. Graduate student

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and two others began teaching on-campus classes at this location on September 21, 1992. On January 1, 2002, George Wythe College became independent of CRBU.

Degrees offered

In 2001 CRBU offered the following degrees, all "designed solely for ecclesiastical or ministerial and Christian education vocations". * A.A. in

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in Biblical Studies *

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and in

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, Biblical Missions, and

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Other

CRBU merged with Freedom University. CRBU is not connected with

D. James Kennedy Dennis James Kennedy (November 3, 1930 – September 5, 2007) was an American pastor, evangelist, Christian broadcaster, and author. He was the senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from 1960 until hi ...

's Coral Ridge Ministries.

Notable alumni

References

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